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MIT researchers conclude fundamental changes in the US energy-innovation system are needed to meet challenges of climate change and energy supply

Green Car Congress

These stages, spanning what is often referred to as “the valley of death,” include the development of prototypes to demonstrate viability in the marketplace and the initial implementation of the first full-scale systems by early adopters in the marketplace. Innovation doesn’t just emerge out of thin air. —Richard Lester.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

Charged EVs

Electric Island did what we hoped it would do, which was to kick off a movement towards knowing what was possible and what needed to be done. If you don’t build something like that, people can’t refer to it. What Tesla did with their Supercharger network was really difficult because no one else had ever done anything like that.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Virtually all the world’s bigmotor manufacturers are building prototypes using lithium-ion batteries butso far they have reached production only in a few low-volume models. The electric Mini is unlikely to go into production in its present form. Is it becuase US market prefers a "home" product?